Bibliograph

Migratory birds, Mariana Oliver ; translated by Julia Sanches

Type

Label

Migratory birds, Mariana Oliver ; translated by Julia Sanches

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

essays

Main title

Migratory birds

Oclc number

1227271438

Responsibility statement

Mariana Oliver ; translated by Julia Sanches

Summary

"In her prize-winning debut, Mexican essayist Mariana Oliver trains her gaze on migration in its many forms, moving between real cities and other more inaccessible territories: language, memory, pain, desire, and the body. With an abiding curiosity and poetic ease, Oliver leads us through the underground city of Cappadocia, explores the vicissitudes of a Berlin marked by historical fracture, recalls a shocking childhood exodus, and recreates the intimacy of the spaces we inhabit. Blending criticism, reportage, and a travel writing all her own, Oliver presents a brilliant collection of essays that asks us what it means to leave the familiar behind and make the unfamiliar our own." --, Provided by publisherA sensitive, stunning debut on movement, migration, and loss, in the vein of Valeria Luiselli's "Sidewalks."

Table Of Contents

Migratory birds -- Cappadocia -- Cassandra -- Normandy -- The other lost boys and girls -- Özdamar's tongue -- Koblenz -- Berlin -- Mimesis in VHS -- Trümmerfrauen -- Blueprint for a house

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